About Lawrence Cemetery
Lawrence Cemetery is a cemetery near Manhattan, Queens County, New York. It lies about 3.2 mi west of Manhattan. The grounds sit at about 46 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including William Beach Lawrence, John L. Lawrence and Abraham Riker Lawrence. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 955102. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Michael's Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is OShea-Hoey Funeral Home in Astoria, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Queens County, and 100 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 20 of the 49 listings in Queens County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Manhattan. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lawrence Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- William Beach Lawrence1800-1881American politician, Rhode Island
- John L. Lawrence1785-1849American politician
- Abraham Riker Lawrence1832-1917American lawyer, judge, and historian
- Albert G. Lawrence1836-1887American diplomat and general
- Jonathan Lawrence1737-1812American merchant and politician
- Philip Thomas Cronin1858-1905American coroner
- Cornelia Beach1777-18571 Apr 1777 New Brunswick, New Jersey - 12 Sep 1857 Brooklyn, New York
- Isaac Lawrence1768-18418 Feb 1768 - 12 Jul 1841
- John Lawrence1695-1765
- Thomas Lawrence1620-1703Abt 1619/20 - Bef 25 Feb 1703/4 (date will proven)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lawrence Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.77732, -73.90569
What Lawrence Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Michael's CemeteryManhattan, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Moore-Jackson Cemetery31-36 51st Street, Manhattan, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- Leverich CemeteryManhattan, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Anns CemeteryManhattan, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- New Calvary CemeteryManhattan, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Mount Zion Cemetery59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, NYJewish cemetery3.2 mi
- First Calvary Cemetery4902 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Manhattan, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- Calvary CemeteryManhattan, NYCatholic cemetery3.3 mi
- Alsop Family CemeteryManhattan, NYFamily cemetery3.5 mi
- General Grant National Memorial ParkManhattan, NYMemorial park3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Lawrence Cemetery
- Monuments By Effie, Inc0.3 miMonument dealer · Astoria · (718) 726-8400
- OShea-Hoey Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Astoria · (718) 728-3131
- Farenga Funeral Home & Cremation Services0.3 miFuneral home · Astoria · (718) 726-6060
- Antonopoulos Funeral Home Inc0.3 miFuneral home · Astoria · (718) 728-8500
- All Souls Chapel and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · New York · (718) 278-2812
- Drago Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.1 miFuneral home · Astoria · (718) 278-0089
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